See also: Era of Progress and Promise

Green book cover with picture of four black women in white behind four black men in black. Text reads "An Era of Progress and Promise. The Clifton Conference."
Cover of Era of Progress and Promise. Image courtesy of the NC Digital Collections.

Book compiled by W. N. Hartshorn of Clifton, Massachusetts in 1910, concerning the Clifton Conference of 1908.

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~ Alabama (36 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Anniston Normal and Industrial School

Anniston

267

Barber Memorial Seminary

Anniston

203

Trinity School

Athens

154

Central Alabama College

Birmingham

192

Miles Memorial College

Birmingham

298

Saint Mark's Academic and Industrial School

Birmingham

251

United Presbyterian Mission

Birmingham

220

Calhoun Colored School

Calhoun

330

Camden Academy

Camden

220

Canton Bend Mission

Camden

221

Centerville Industrial Institute

Centerville

358

Corona Industrial Institute

Corona

360

Burrell Normal School

Florence

147

Cotton Valley School

Fort Davis

163

Stephens Memorial School

Greensboro

271

Lomax-Hannon High and Industrial School

Greenville

292

Hawkinsville Rural and Industrial School

Hawkinsville

351

Sherman Industrial Institute

Huntsville

359

Kowaliga Academy and Industrial Institute

Kowaliga

150

Lum Graded School

Lum

259

Lincoln Normal School

Marion

153

Miller's Ferry Normal and Industrial School

Miller's Ferry

223

Emerson Normal and Industrial Institute

Mobile

163

Montgomery Industrial School

Montgomery

353

State Normal School

Montgomery

356

People's Village School

Mount Meigs

362

Agricultural and Mechanical College

Normal

352

Midway Mission

Prairie

221

Prairie Institute

Prairie

221

Payne University

Selma

282

Selma University

Selma

108

Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute

Snow Hill

364

Talladega College

Talladega

135

Stillman Institute

Tuscaloosa

227

Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

Tuskegee

322

Mount Meigs Colored Institute

Waugh

309

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~ Arkansas (7 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Shorter University

Argenta

279,
364

Arkadelphia Academy

Arkadelphia

211

Brinkley Academy

Brinkley

269

Philander Smith College

Little Rock

194

Richard Allen Institute

Pine Bluff

211

Southland College and Normal Institute

Southland

257

Haygood Seminary

Washington

299

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~ District of Columbia (2 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Howard University

Washington, DC

302

National Training School for Women and Girls

Washington, DC

272

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~ Florida (8 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Robert Hungerford Industrial School

Eatonville

346

Fessenden Academy and Industrial School

Fessenden

155

Cookman Institute

Jacksonville

179

Edward Waters College

Jacksonville

285

Florida Baptist College

Jacksonville

116

Florida Institute

Live Oak

128

Orange Park Normal and Manual Training School

Orange Park

155

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College

Tallahassee

347

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~ Georgia (26 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Americus Institute

Americus

119

Jeruel Academy

Athens

110

Knox Institute and Industrial School

Athens

146

Atlanta Baptist College

Atlanta

111

Atlanta University

Atlanta

307

Clark University

Atlanta

175

Gammon Theological Seminary

Atlanta

174

Leonard Street Orphans' Home

Atlanta

368

Morris Brown College

Atlanta

280

Spelman Seminary

Atlanta

72

Haines Normal and Industrial School

Augusta

204

Paine College

Augusta

297

Walker Baptist Institute

Augusta

127

Selden Institute

Brunswick

346

Holsey Academy

Cordele

301

Howard Normal School

Cuthbert

164

Payne Institute

Cuthbert

282

Forsyth Normal and Industrial School

Forsyth

146

Ballard Normal School

Macon

158

Central City College

Macon

271

Lamson Normal School

Marshallville

306

Dorchester Academy

McIntosh

160

Sandersville Normal and Industrial School

Sandersville

362

Beach Institute

Savannah

148

Georgia State and Industrial School

Savannah

364

Haven Academy

Waynesboro

195

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~ Illinois (1 institution) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Manning Bible School

Cairo

255

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~ Kansas (1 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Western University

Quindaro

281

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~ Kentucky (11 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Fee Institute

Camp Nelson

210

Eckstein Norton Institute

Cane Spring

354

Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute

Frankfort

359

Wayman Institute

Harrodsburg

285

Chandler Normal School

Lexington

162

Lincoln Institute

Lincoln

337

Hancock Street Mission

Louisville

233

Louisville Christian Bible School

Louisville

260

Preston Street Colored Mission

Louisville

232

State University

Louisville

123,
273

Atkinson Literary and Industrial College

Madisonville

291

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~ Louisiana (10 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Peabody State Normal School

Alexandria

348

Gilbert Industrial College

Baldwin

189

Delhi Institute

Delhi

285

Coleman Academy

Gibsland

125

Homer College

Homer

299

Leland University

New Orleans

335

Luther College

New Orleans

360

New Orleans University

New Orleans

177

Southern University, Agricultural and Mechanical College

New Orleans

363

Straight University

New Orleans

141

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~ Maryland (2 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Morgan College

Baltimore

188

Princess Anne Academy

Princess Anne

188

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~ Massachusetts (1 institution) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Mount Hermon Seminary

Clinton

148

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~ Mississippi (14 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College

Alcorn

341

Southern Christian Institute

Edwards

260

Mississippi Industrial College

Holly Springs

300

Rust University

Holly Springs

193

Jackson College

Jackson

106

Central Mississippi College

Kosciusko

267

Lincoln School

Meridian

152

Meridian Academy

Meridian

195

Girl's Industrial School

Moorhead

154

Mound Bayou Normal Institute

Mound Bayou

153

Natchez College

Natchez

270

Tougaloo University

Tougaloo

138

Utica Normal and Industrial Institute

Utica

346

Mary Holmes Seminary

West Point

203

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~ Missouri (2 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Western College and Industrial Institute

Macon

124

George R. Smith College

Sedalia

193

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~ New York (1 institution) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Albany Normal School

Albany

151

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~ North Carolina (34 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Sarah Lincoln Academy

Aberdeen

211

Mary B. Mullen School

Ayr

262

Washburn Seminary

Beaufort

145

Biddle University

Charlotte

198

Saint Michael's Church and Industrial School

Charlotte

253

Scotia Seminary

Concord

201

Edenton Normal and Industrial College

Edenton

291

Roanoke Collegiate Institute

Elizabeth City

357

State Colored Normal School

Elizabeth City

359

Joseph K. Brick Agricultural, Industrial, and Normal School

Enfield

144

State Colored Normal School

Fayetteville

360

Albion Academy

Franklinton

205

Girl's Training School

Franklinton

271

Immanuel Lutheran College

Greensboro

261

State Agricultural and Mechanical College

Greensboro

348

Henderson Normal Institute

Henderson

223

High Point Normal and Industrial School

High Point

256

Lincoln Academy

King's Mountain

154

Kittrell College

Kittrell

284

Douglas Academy

Lawndale

164

Thompson Institute

Lumberton

123

Eastern North Carolina Industrial Academy

New Bern

291

Newbern Collegiate Industrial Institute

New Bern

116

Saint Augustine's School

Raleigh

249

Shaw University

Raleigh

84

Livingstone College

Salisbury

288

Palmer Memorial Institute

Sedalia

358

Billingsley Memorial Academy

Statesville

210

Peabody Academy

Troy

156

Lovejoy Missionary Institute

Tryon

263

Gregory Normal Institute

Wilmington

157

Bertie Academy

Winsor

270

Slater State Normal and Industrial School

Winston-Salem

348

Waters Normal and Industrial Institute

Winton

121

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~ Ohio (2 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Payne Theological Seminary

Wilberforce

279

Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

275

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~ Oklahoma (1 institution) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Oak Hill Industrial Academy

Valliant

207

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~ Pennsylvania (2 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Lincoln University

Chester County

345

Institute for Colored Youth

Cheyney

258

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~ South Carolina (28 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Harbison College

Abbeville

208

Schofield Normal School

Aiken

334

Hardin Institute

Allendale

212

Mather Industrial School for Girls

Beaufort

123

Port Royal Agricultural School

Beaufort

363

Mather Academy and Browning Industrial Home

Camden

363

Avery Normal Institute

Charleston

145

Charleston Normal and Industrial Institute

Charleston

348

Brainerd Institute

Chester

205

Allen University

Columbia

282

Benedict College

Columbia

90

Providence Normal Academy and Industrial School

Cowpens

363

Vorhees Industrial School

Denmark

350

Penn Normal Industrial and Agricultural School

Frogmore. Saint Helena Island

338

Sterling Industrial College

Greenville

309

Brewer Normal School

Greenwood

159

Bailey View Academy

Greers

268

Lancaster Normal and Industrial Institute

Lancaster

292

Flegler High School

Marion

285

Mayesville Institute

Mayesville

349

McCormick Industrial Graded School

McCormick

271

Laing Normal and Industrial School

Mount Pleasant

257

Claflin University

Orangeburg

168

Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College

Orangeburg

361

Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute

Rock Hill

287

Friendship Normal and Industrial College

Rock Hill

268

Kendall Institute

Sumter

209

Bettis Academy

Warrick

268

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~ Tennessee (16 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Academy of Athens

Athens

219

Bristol Normal Institute

Bristol

219

Cleveland Academy

Cleveland

219

Greenville Industrial College

Greenville

292

Lane College

Jackson

294

Warner Institute

Johnsboro

261

Knoxville College

Knoxville

214

Howe Bible and Normal Institute

Memphis

113

LeMoyne Normal Institute

Memphis

161

Morristown Normal and Industrial College

Morristown

191

Fisk University

Nashville

132

Meharry Medical College

Nashville

173

Walden University

Nashville

171

Wallace School

Riceville

222

Swift Memorial College

Rogersville

206

Turner Normal and Industrial Institute

Shelbyville

283

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~ Texas (11 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Samuel Huston College

Austin

182

Tillotson College

Austin

149

Mary Allen Seminary

Crockett

202

Houston College

Houston

126

Bishop College

Marshall

102

Wiley University

Marshall

185

Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College

Prarie View

360

Guadalupe College

Seguin

269

East Texas Academy

Tyler

271

Phillips College

Tyler

301

Paul Quinn College

Waco

279

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~ Virginia (23 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Norfolk Mission College

Norfolk

217

Bishop Payne Divinity and Industrial School

Petersburg

250

William McKinley Normal and Industrial School

Alexandria

361

Boydton Academic and Biblical Institute

Boydton

356

Ingleside Seminary

Burkeville

205

Christianburg Industrial Institute

Cambria

258

Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial School

Cappahosic

161

Thyne Institute

Chase City

224

Tidewater Collegiate Institute

Chesapeake

120

Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute

Claremont

359

Dinwiddie Agricultural and Industrial School

Dinwiddie

290

Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute

Hampton

310

Northern Neck Industrial Academy

Ivondale

270

Bluestone Mission

Jeffress

221

Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School

Lawrenceville

245

Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute

Lynchburg

187

Virginia Theological Seminary and College

Lynchburg

265

Manassas Industrial School

Manassas

361

Martinsville Christian Institute

Martinsville

261

Rappahannock Industrial Academy

Ozeana

267

Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute

Petersburg

343

Hartshorn Memorial College

Richmond

117

Virginia Union University

Richmond

96

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~ West Virginia (3 institutions) ~

Institution

City

Page(s)

Storer College

Harper's Ferry

255

Colored Orphan Home and Industrial School

Huntington

355

West Virginia Colored Institute

Institute

354

Citation

Allen, Christy E. "Era of Progress and Promise: Browse institutions by location." NCpedia. NC Digital Collections. Accessed on March 28th, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/era-progress-and-promise/location.